Hot-plate attachment for cooking utensils



Oct. 7, 1936.4 T. H. STOUGH l 1,777,940

HOT PLATE ATTACHMENT FOR COOKING UTENSILS l Filed Feb. 25, 1950v f5 ff W1 mggm i Patented Oct. 7, 1930 TURNEY n. sToueH, or JEANNETTE,l PENNSYLVANIA `HOT-Pittman ATTACHMENT non YCOOKING UTENsILs "Appiieation inea retruay 25,1930. se'riaifNo.A V431,158. i L .l

` This inventionrelates to certain new and useful improvements in hotplate attachment for cooking utensils. Y Y

`"lhemain idea ot this invention lbeing to y provide a hotplate attachment tor cookingv utensils of any character, the saine will,l for purposes of illustration and speciiic descrip tion, be hereinafter. referred to as a hot plate y attachment for spiders or frying pans, the

attachmentoi:l the hot plate tothe cooking utensil or trying pan operating to prevent the burning of contents ot tlieirying pan and for even distribution otheat over the frying pan.

A further objectief this invention is to provide a hot plate attachment tor trying pans wherein the latter is constructed for the removable attachment .ot the hot plateY so that the same may be used with or without the hot plate as desired. VVith'the above and other objects invie that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is .betterunderstooch the same consistsin the nevel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore vfully Y described, shown in theraccompanying drawing and claimed.

` In the drawing VFigure 1 is a toprplan View of a frying pan constructed in accordance with the pres* ent invention; .p f

`Figure 2 is a cross-'sectional view taken on lineV2-2 of Figure 1 showing the hot plate attached to thetrying pan beneath the same;

Figure 3 is a perspective view Iot the hot plate detached from the :trying pan; l Y

'Figure 41's a fragmentary` verticallongitudinal sectional view showing the lip on i 1 40 the hot plate removably engaged by a leep'ei"V strap forming a parto'f the trying pan han- `dle;and

Figure 5fisa detail sectional View taken on line 5'5 of Figure il; Y Y

Referring morey `in detail Vto `thejzuicompanying drawing,it being understood that thefhot plate is adapted for attachment to the cooking` vessel or utensil "of anycharac ter, the reference :numeral 10 designates the bottom of a trying pan having an upwardly 'to' the side fwall.

`from the frying pan handle 12.`

firming4 Sideirwau `11 `wat l The handle l2 sfenlaeed at the end `therf a handle,j i

.that isattached to the `sidewall 11 ofthe fry`` 7 ing pan` with the enlarged end angularly bent relative to the handle providing side ears 13 secured by `rivets14L or other asteningmeans to the side wall 11 with the-intermediate por-` tion oit the enlarged end betweenthe side ears 13 offset frein the sidewall to providea strap 15 defining" a poclret between the side wall and strap. The outer end of the handle 12 receives a collar or sleeve 16, the major portion of which is spaced from the handle providing an air space to insulate the handle sleeve 16 The hotplate attachment comprises a plate 17 carrying'a depending peripheral flange 18.

and having concentric series of spaced upstanding beads 19 carried by the plate 17 A Y lip`20 projects upwardly and outwardly from one edge ot the hot plate 17 and isfsecured thereto in any suitable manner as at 21, the lip 20 havingoiiset ribs 22 spaced inwardly of the edges thereof to provide for wedging contact with the side walls 11 of the frying pan and the strap 15 when inserted in the pocket i therebetween. The lip 20 is inserted in the pocket between the wall11 and strap 15`to be rictionally retained therein and `when so dis- A fposed, `the hot plate 17 is arranged parallel -Y Vwith the bottom .10 of the frying pan as shown in Figure t with the frying pan supported "upon the upstanding beads 19. With the use of the hot plate attachment for frying pans,V toed cooked in the frying pan will not scorch atable food. The hot plate attachment may` .or burn, the foods being cooked more slowly" i if ,and with asmaller quantity of cooking fat resultingin the cooking or trying of more palbe separated from the frying pan and the lat ter usedin the ordinarypway. .A

lVhile there `is herein shown and the preferredeinbodiment of the invention, it

vis `nevertheless to be'understood that minor,`

described 1 i changesmay be made therein Without departl ing'tromthe spirit and scope of the invention Y as claimed.

I claim 1. lA hot plateattachment `torfrying pans comprising a frying pan having a Haring side wall, a handle attached to the side wall with a pocket formed between the handle and side wall and a hot plate having a lip extended angularly therefrom to be removably received in the pocket.

2. A hot plate attachment for frying pans comprising a frying pan having a flaring side Wall, a handle attached to the side wall with a pocket formed between the handle and side wall and a hot plate having a lip extended angularly therefrom to 'be removably received in the pocket, and said lp having oset beads for binding engagement with the walls of the pocket.

3. A hot plate attachment for frying pans comprising a frying pan having a flaring side wall, a handle `for the pan having an enlarged angle end oiiset to provide edge attaching ears and an intermediate strap defining a pocket, a hot plate, and an angle lip extending from the edge thereof for removable recept/ion in the pocket.

n testimony whereof l aiiX my Signature.

TURNEY H. STOUGH. 

